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Chris is the Founder and CEO of Castle Hall, where he leads a team of more than 80 professionals conducting operational, ESG, risk and cyber due diligence on behalf of more than 100 asset owners worldwide.
Chris is one of the industry’s very first operational due diligence professionals. After audit experience with both Deloitte and PwC, Chris began his due diligence career in 1997 with the Atlantic Philanthropies (a multi billion dollar foundation and early hedge fund investor). Chris then joined UBP (2001) and co-founded Amber Partners (2004).
Chris is an advocate for enhanced best practices across the asset management industry. In addition to his work at Castle Hall, he is a member of the CFA Institute Global Industry Standards Steering Committee, and is a founding member of the Executive Committee of the Fund Governance Association. Chris also served for 6 years (2011-2016) as a member of the CFA Institute Capital Markets Policy Council, acting as Chair for a maximum three-year term.
Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is a CFA Charterholder.
Anne Coady leads the Abu Dhabi office. Anne manages a global team of diligence analysts and is responsible for the service delivery of more than 2,000 due diligence reviews across hedge funds; private equity, infrastructure and real estate funds; and a wide range of long only investment structures through DiligenceHubTM, Castle Hall’s award winning, online diligence portal.
Anne has more than two decades of accounting, operational and due diligence experience, including almost a decade at PwC Cayman as Director of Global Compliance / Administrative Services, focusing on offshore corporate administration and structuring. Anne is a Fellow of the International Compliance Association and has extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance and anti-money laundering best practices.
Kathleen joined Castle Hall in 2015 and is a Senior Manager in the Halifax office. She is involved in the review process for the OpsMonitor and OpsVerification products, which cover more than 700 funds across a wide range of strategies and involve communicating with alternative investment managers from around the world. During her time at Castle Hall, Kathleen has also gained three years of experience conducting operational due diligence reviews across a wide range of hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity and other alternative and traditional fund structures. Kathleen is actively involved with training initiatives and oversees the work of a team of analysts across Castle Hall’s Halifax and Manila offices. Prior to joining Castle Hall, Kathleen worked in leadership roles within the culinary industry for over eight years, and obtained her BBA in Management and Finance from Mount Saint Vincent University.
Trevor is the Information Technology Manager at Castle Hall, where he manages helpdesk staff and drives technology initiatives. Trevor’s responsibilities include internal infrastructure, policy, business continuity, and cybersecurity management. As an advocate for best practices in information security, Trevor leads Castle Hall’s Cybersecurity Diligence program and holds the (ISC)2‘s SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner) designation.
Prior to joining Castle Hall, Trevor enjoyed a career in the arts and worked in technical roles supporting the Canada Revenue Agency and Avaya. Trevor holds a Bachelor of Music from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Diploma in Computer Systems & Networking from the College of the North Atlantic.
Armand Cuke is a Senior Manager at Castle Hall. Prior to joining Castle Hall in 2014, Armand began his career as a Bond Administrator and Associate Trust Officer with Computershare. Armand received a BCOMM in Finance from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business, as well as an MBA from its Goodman Institute of Investment Management.
Anthony is a Senior Manager at Castle Hall. He is involved in the quality control of the OpsMonitor and OpVerification products. He oversees the work of multiple analysts performing operational due diligence on a variety of asset classes including hedge funds, private equity and other alternative and traditional fund structures. Prior to joining Castle Hall in 2017, Anthony worked as a Senior Operations Analyst at Citco. Anthony obtained his Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting from Saint Mary’s University in 2013.
Maryse Girard is a Director of Castle Hall and heads the firm’s ESG (environmental, social and governance) due diligence program. She is a long-standing advocate for responsible investing and holds the Responsible Investment Professional Certification.
Maryse previously assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer on inception of the firm, where, over the first ten years of Castle Hall’s business, she was responsible for establishing and growing the firm’s operational infrastructure across finance, human resources and compliance.
Max is a Director at Castle Hall. At Castle Hall, Max conducts operational due diligence reviews across a wide range of hedge fund, fund of funds, private equity and other alternative and traditional fund structures. Prior to joining Castle Hall, he spent three years with National Bank of Canada as an Operations Analyst within the Wealth Management Group.
Max sits on the AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association) Québec Committee. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Université de Sherbrooke, and is CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) charterholder.
Daisy is the Marketing & Communications Specialist at Castle Hall. Skilled in design and inbound marketing, Daisy has helped design the Castle Hall website, along with brochures and white papers.
After graduating from Lasalle College in Fashion Marketing, Daisy worked as a Project Support Coordinator for Home Depot and later on became a Marketing Consultant for a Dance Studio before joining Castle Hall in 2017.
Angela is a Senior Manager at Castle Hall. At Castle Hall, Angela is involved in the review process of the monitoring and verification products, overseeing the work of more than ten analysts. The review of OpsMonitor and OpsVerification covers more than 500 funds across a wide range of strategies and involves communicating with Managers from around the world. Additionally, she coordinates background checks with Exiger as well as reviewing the final product ahead of issuance.
Angela holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Gerald Schwartz School of Business at St. Francis Xavier University.
Chris is a Senior Manager at Castle Hall. At Castle Hall, Chris conducts operational due diligence reviews across a wide range of hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity and other alternative and traditional fund structures.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick.
Mathieu is a Senior Manager at Castle Hall. He conducts operational and investment due diligence reviews across a wide range of hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity and other alternative and traditional fund structures. He is also involved with training initiatives and oversees a team of Analysts. Prior to joining Castle Hall, he held various roles at Mackenzie Investments and Investors Group.
Mathieu holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Montreal, is currently pursuing the CFA designation (Level III candidate), and has completed the Canadian Securities Course and Canadian Investment Funds Course.
Christian began his alternative investment career with Man Investments with the Relative Value Team within the RMF subsidiary. During this time, he became primarily responsible for co-managing RMF’s commodities strategies and energy funds (combined $2.5 billion AUM), in addition to sourcing funds, and advising portfolio management on commodity strategies. At the same time, he was responsible for formulating and presenting market opinions.
Christian has been conducting onsite due diligence for over ten years and, having spent several years based in New York, has developed a profound knowledge of a wide range of alternative and traditional investment strategies, as well as their operational, legal, and strategy risks.
Agneta is a Senior Manager at Castle Hall Diligence. She has worked primarily in the financial services sector, concentrating on the audit of hedge funds, structured finance vehicles and private equity funds.
Prior to joining Castle Hall, Agneta worked as an audit manager with KPMG in the Cayman Islands. She has considerable experience of investment funds reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and USGAAP. Agneta graduated from University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of commerce degree and started her audit career with Deloitte. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA charterholder.
Lloyd is a Director at Castle Hall. At Castle Hall, Lloyd conducts operational due diligence reviews across a wide range of hedge fund, fund of funds, private equity and other alternative and traditional fund structures. Prior to joining Castle Hall, Lloyd was a Senior Investment Representative with Scotiabank’s discount brokerage division. Lloyd began his career as an Operations Specialist with Pivotal Payments, one of Canada’s largest independent merchant service providers.
Lloyd holds a BA in Economics from Concordia University in Montreal, has passed CFA Level I and has completed his Canadian Securities, Options licensing and Derivatives Fundamentals Courses through the Canadian Securities Institute.
Jackie is the Director of Platform Development at Castle Hall. Jackie is responsible for tactical and strategic decision-making for all technical and design aspects of the product line developed by Castle Hall. Jackie works with a team of technologists and developers to turn complex business concepts into IT solutions that provide insight into the depth and breadth of information captured through Castle Hall's due diligence approach.
Jackie holds a bachelor of science in Architecture, and after several years working with buildings and furniture decided to shift her design focus to developing technological solutions to real-world problems. Jackie has over a decade of experience in IT business analysis and product management across a range of industries.
Alex heads Castle Hall’s business in Australia and lead’s client relationships and diligence activities in the broader Asia Pacific region. Alex has 16 years’ experience in the investment management industry and prior to that worked in a leading London law firm. Alex established the operational due diligence program at Atlas Capital, a UK / Guernsey based fund of funds, in 2002, before moving to found Orchard Harbour, a specialist in Asia-Pacific hedge funds, in 2007. Alex joined Select Asset Management as COO in 2012, and thereafter assumed a variety of roles within OneVue, a publicly traded financial services firm, upon OneVue’s acquisition of Select in 2014.
Alex is a qualified Solicitor and a Barrister in England & Wales having completed the Bar at the College of Law in London. Alex is also an executive committee member of AIMA’s Australian chapter.
At Castle Hall, Mat manages the business development team with a focus on both Castle Hall's existing sales pipeline and development of new business opportunities.
Prior to joining Castle Hall, Mat held various Operational roles at both Grant Thornton and Fluent Home with a focus on new business and customer retention.
Marice is the Client Support Manager at Castle Hall. Skilled in building Client Relations and Logistical Planning, Marice leads a team of experienced Client Support Specialists. The Client Support team ensures all client inquiries are responded to as well as scheduling engagements across the firm.
After attending the University of New Brunswick, Marice worked in the Accounting Field for both Manufacturing and Non-Profit Organizations. She is a member of the 100+ Women Who Care Halifax.
